Hood-hinge support



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. C. W. McKlNLE.Y. HOOD HlvN-GEVSUPPORT. APPLlcATIoN man ocT. 29, 1917.

Patented J 1115r 13, 1920.

ATTORNEY uuirsn srarss ara'r errer..

COMPANY, 0F TOLEDO, DHI, A CORPORATION I-IO OID-HINGE; SUPPORT.

masses.

Application inea october a9. 1017.

To all tf1/wm. t may concern.'

Be it known that I, CHARLES IV. Molins- Lny, a citizen of at Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ollio, have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in IIood-I-Iinge Supports, of which I declare the full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in motor vehicle hoods, to the method of supporting the pintle of the hood hinge relative to the body so that the hood hinge may be adjusted relative to the body.

The principal object of this invention is to provide an improved supporting bracket for the pintle of a hood hinge and improved connections between said supporting bracket and the body, whereby the bracket may be universally adjusted relativeto the body.

Further objects, and objects relating to economies of manufacture and details of construction, will definitely appear from the detailed description to follow.

I accomplish the objects of my invention by the devices and means described in the following' specication. My invention is clearly defined and pointed out in the appended claims.

A. structure constituting a preferred embodiment of my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing',y forming a part of this specification, in which` Figure I is a view in side elevation of the forward part of a motor vehicle embodying my invention.

Fig. II is a view partly in plan and partly in section on theline IIMII of Fig. III showing` a hood hinge supporting bracket constructed in accordance with my invention and connected to the body of a motor vehi-l clc substantially on the line III-III of Fig. II, and Fig. IV,

Fig. IV is ardetail, sectional view, taken substantially on the line IV-IV of Fig. II.

Fig. V is a view, similar to Fig. II, showing a modified form of my invention.

Fig. VI is a detail, sectional view, taken substantially on the line VI-VI of Fig. V.

Specification of Letters Patent.

the United States, residing following to be a ysubstantially and more particularly which the stem Fig. III is a detail, sectional view, taken Patented dnly i3, i'li). serial uo. 199,092.

Fig. VII is a view similar to Fig. II and V, b ut showing a modified form of my invention. f

Fig. VIII is a detail, sectional view, taken substantially on the line VIIIhVIII of Fig. IX. f,

'Fig IX is a detail, sectional view, taken on the line IX-IX of Fig.

I, and j Fig. X is a fragmentary top plan view of the'body with the supporting bracket for the hood hinge pintle removed, showing the enlarged opening in said body, through of the supporting bracket extends.

In the drawings, similar yreference numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views, and the sectional views are taken looking in the direction of the little arrows at the ends of the section lines.

In motor vehicle` construction, the hood or casing which covers the engine is usually made up of a plurality of sections, which are connected together by a longitudinally extending hinge, which extends from the top central point of the radiator to the top central point of the cowl. This hinge is provided with a longitudinally extending pintle, one end of which is mounted in a socket provided on the radiator, while the other end is supported "from the body, and the whole hood is supported through this longitudinally extending hinge and the pintle thereof. i

In carrying out the objects of my inven` tion, I have provideda supporting bracket mounted on the body and having asocket adapted to receive the end of the hinge pintle, which bracket is adjustably mounted on the body so that it may be adjusted in two dircctions`either longitudinally of the hinge or laterallythereto, so that the hood may be accurately positioned and centered relative to the radiator, the body and the' motor vehicle frame.

Considering the numbered parts of the drawings, I have shown'the forward part of a motor vehicle, including the frame lO, the radiator il. the body or cowl l2, and the hood 13. As I have indicated above. the hood is made up of a plurality of sections,

tudinally extending hinge 111. The hood sec- Y tionsv 13 'are provided with the beads 15,-

which are adapted tooverlap the cowlor body-f 12,

tions. The pintle 16 extends longitudinally 'j have shown a suppe extends transversely to socket 18 with a l Vln Figs. V and Vl, l have shown a'slightly with, the lower surlfaceV the f reinforcing vbar through the ,hingeV 1e, and the ends ot said pintle 16 are Vsupported'on the radi ator and the body respectively.

Considering Figs. ll to V1V iniilusive, l,

'ting bracket for the hinge pintle 16,Y comprising a plate 17, having a soclretr18 therein, which is ada*L ted to V.receive the ends ot'the hinge pintler16.'

19 isdisposed in engagement" reinforcing bar ot the body 12 and the hingepintle 16, said reinforcing bar being spot-welded at 2O to the body 12. v pair 'ot slotsl21, which entend at right angles tov the length of the hinge pintle 1G, and the reinforcing bar 19 is provided with a'pair of Vslots 22, which are ali'ned with, the slots 21 inthe body. The central part ot the reinforcing bar V19 is struck up as at 23, said struclr-up portion 23 extending through an j.

opening 2li in the body. The plate 17 .is provided with a tend parallel to the socket 18and are disposed on opposite sides thereof.V The under surface of the plate l'is provided below the plurality of grooves 26, which extend parallel tothe socketV 18, 'and which are adapted to be engaged by the struckup portion 23 'of the reinforcing bar 19.- Bolts 27 extend through the slots 25, 21 and 22, and through openings provided in thebar or strap 29, which is disposed below 19. Said bolts are `secured in place by the nuts 28 threaded on the ends thereof, whereby the plate 25 is adjustably connected and clamped to the body.

different torni of niy inventioiiin which the plate 30" is'provided with'atsocket 18 to re,- ceive the pintl'e'lG ofthe hinge and isvalso provided with the slots 25, extending parallel to the socket and disposed on opposite sides thereof.V 'lfheiinderv surfacerof the platefO, however, is not corrugated as in the Vpreferred" form or"Y Inyjinvention.. A rein-V forcing bar 31 is secured to the under surtace ot' the body 12, and provided with slots 33, which extend at right angles tothe slots, 25 of the plate 30, and which aline with the Y. slots 21 provided the body 12. The under surface 03": the reinforcing bar 31 is provided with the serrations 32, which extend `parallel to the socketfl` of the plate 30. A'keeper bar Saris provided having a serrated upper surface adapted to mesh. with the serrations 32 of the reinforcing -bar V31. Bolts 35V eX- tend 'through the is through openings provided in the keeper bar at the rear edge ottlie hoodV sec- Vthe pintle 16, of 'the hinge.V

in the body 1 2 andv a* The body is `provided with a* pair of slots 25, which en Vsaine Vpurpose .are drawn towardeacli other by sgi-eo ing; Ythe nut 4:2 on

lots 25, 21 and 33, and,

vgagennent with Vthe serrated lower surface or the reinforcing bar 31.v Vlnqthis Vmanne-r,

he plate 30 is clamped to the niay be adjusted in two directions relative thereto. Y Y i 1n FigsfVll to'X, lhave shown a tur-V tlierniodfilication of'niy invention, in which a plate 37 is provided, having a socket ineinbeiSSpiOvide'd` with a socket 39, receiving An enlarged opening l1 is provided steni L10 Aentends downwarditi;r troni thcplate 87 through the opening` A smaller opeiiii'ig of substantially the dianieter4 ot the stein L10, which is providedV in a reinforcing plate 43', disposed in engagement with the lower sur'ace of the bodyV 12.V fr nut 12 is threaded on stem 410..'

Fronithe description ofthe parts given above, the operation of the device vshould be veryreadily understood. Considering the torni ont my invention lshowin in'ligs. 1l 1V inclusive, it will be seen that the plate 17 carrying the socket 18`can'be adjusted longitudinallyfoi" the piiitle 1G ot the hinge upon'loosening'tlie nuts 28 on tliebolts 27. During such adjustment the struck-up poi'- tion`23 rides in one of the grooves 26. the nuts 28 are still 'further unscrewed, the plate 17 may 'be vadjusted laterally with relerence to the support upon I which it is mounted so that the struck-up portion 225 engages in a ditlerentone or the grooves rllhe slots 21 and 25'perniit adjustment ol the plate 17' in two directions. i

rlllie niodiiioation of 'niy invention shown in Figs. V andl/Tl, operates in practically the saine nianner as that shown in ll.- to 1V ofthe drawing, the"complementary engaging serrated surfaces ot' the reinforcing bai-3l and the keeper-liar Pfl serving the as .the struck-up ip'orti'on 2&5 andy thegiooves 26 in the other torni ofi iny device. lii'Figs. Vll to l inclusive, Vl have shown :a inod'fication ot iny invent-ioiuin which this iiniversa ingl the pintle socket with thestoni Il() eze' tending through the enlarged sijn' l l j open ing d1 in the body. rlfhe plates the stern L10 as between said plate, the edges'ot' theV op i nf.; 41 but the plate 37 can be'instantlyl adj .is-tod loosening the nut' l12 on the stein Li0. '1 l. ain .aware ftl'iat theA particulfii 'embodinient of iny invention, y shown and described,

sidera'ble` variation, without departing yiroin the spirit: thereof', and, therefore, l'desire to body 12, but

/l'l and through ai the lower end. ot the to claiiip 'which have here I is susceptible ot con claim the saine broadly, as Well as specilically, as indicated by the appended claims. H aving thus described my invention, what claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

In a motor vehicle, the combination With a body, of a hood comprising a pluralit y of sections connected together by a longitudinally extending hinge; and a support for the pintle of said hinge adjustable longitudinally of the pintle and mounted on said body.

2. In a motor vehicle, the combination With a body, of a hood comprising a plurality of sections hinged together by a longitudinally extending' hinge; of a support for the pintle of said hinge mounted on said body and adjustable in two directions relative thereto.

3. In a motor vehicle, the combination of a body, of a hood comprising a plurality of sections connected together by a longitudinally extending hinge; of a plate provided with a socket to receive the pintle of said hinge; and means for mounting said plate on said body, whereby the plate may be adjusted relative to the body in tWo directions.

t. .ln a motor vehicle, the combination with a body, of a hood comprising a plurality of sections connected together by a longitudinally extending' hinge; of a plate provided with a socket to receive the pintle of said hinge, said plate being provided with a pair of slots extending parallel to said socket, said body being' provided with a-pair of slots extending transversely of said first named slots; and bolts extending through the slots in both the plate and body and adjustably connecting said plate to said body.

5. .ln a motor vehicle, the combination with a body, of a hood comprising a plurality of sections connected together by a longitudinally extending hinge; of a plate provided vwith a socket to receive the pintle of sai d hinge and a pair of slots extending parallel to said socket, said body being provided with a pair of slots extending transversely to the slots in said plate; a reinforcing bar said body and provided With slots ahned With the slots in the body; and bolts passing through the slots in said plate and the slots in said body and reinforcing bar and adjustably connecting said plate to said body.

6. In a motor vehicle, the combination With. a body, of a hood comprising a plurality of sections connected together by a longitudinally extending hinge; of a plate provided With a socket adapted to receive the pintle of said hinge, said plate being provided With a pair of slots; a pair of slots being provided in said body, one pair of said slots extending parallel to said socket and the other pair of slots extending at right 4 side of said angles thereto; and a pair of bolts passing' through both the slots in the plate and the body and the body. y

7. ln a motor vehicle, theJ combination with a body, of a hoop comprising a plurality of sections connected by a longitudinally extending hinge; of a plate provided with a socket adapted to receive the pintle of said hinge, said plate being provided with a pair of slots on either side of said socket and extending parallel thereto, the under plate being provided with a plurality of grooves extending parallel to said socket; a reinforcing bar secured to the body, said body and reinforcing bar being provided ivith a pair of alined ing at right angles to the slots in the plate, and said reinforcing bar being provided ivith a struck-up portion adapted to engage in any one of the grooves on the under surface of said plate; a bar provided With a pair of openings therein and bolts extending through the slots in said plate, said body and reinforcing bar, and through the openings in said bar, to adjustably connect said plate to said body.

In a motor vehicle, the combination with a body of a hood comprising a plurality of sections connected together by a longitudinally extending hinge; of a plate provided With a socket receiving the pintle of said hinge, and a pair of slots disposed on the opposite sides of said socket and parallel thereto; a reinforcing bar secured to the lower surface of said body, said bar and body being provided with a pair of alined slots extending at right angles to the slots in said plate, the Linder' surface of said bar being serrated; a keeper bar having an upper serrated surface adapted to engage the serrated surface of said reinforcing bar and provided with a pair of openings; and a pair of bolts extending through said slots and the openings of said keeper bar and adjustably connecting said plate to said body.

9. In a motor vehicle, the combination ivith abody, a hood comprising a plurality adjustably connecting the plate to dinally extending hinge; a plate provided with a socket receiving the pintle of said hinge, said plate being provided with a downwardly extending stem; said body being provided With an enlarged opening through which said stem extends; a plate mounted on said stem and engaging the lower surface ofthe body; and a nut threaded on said stem and clamping the plate to the body.

l0. ln a, motor vehicle, the combination with a body, of a hood comprising a section mounted upon a longitudinally extending hinge, a support for the pintle of said hinge, means for clamping the support in a pluslots extend# hinge mounted on said body and adjustable ing `ribbed of tlie supportrelative positions, and additional ineans for preventing port.

wit-'li body, of a hood comprising a Vsection inounted upon a longitudinally extending hinge, and a support for the pintle ot said in two .directions relative '12. Vln a inotoi vehicle, withV a body,` o' a4 bood comprising a seotion mounted upon a longitudinally extending hing-e, a support for the pintle of said hinge mounted on the body andadjustable longitudinally of the pintle, and coperatsurfaces for preventing shifting to theV body.

thereto.V

ll. In a` inotor vehicle, tlie combination Vof a body, oi' aliood comprising a the combinationyV inounted upon av 13. In a Inotor vehicle, the combination with aV body,v of a lioodconiprising a plurality of sections conneotedtogether by a longitudinally extended binge, a support oi the pintle of said hinge, and meansV fior clamping tlie support in a plurality of adjusted positionsfon tlie body. v

lei. ln a section Y longitudinally extending` binge, a plz te provided with a .socket to receive tlie pintlefolz said hinge, Jfor mount-ing tlie plate on tlieV body Awhereby tlieV plate may be adjusted relative to tlie body in two directions.V Y i ln testimony whereo' l atx iny si nature.

CHARLES FN. MCKIN EY.

inotor vehicle, tlie combination and means 

